take me back

as children we want to be loved, children all know how to give love, it's stripped away, little more day by day, and i lose myself in this big world, a piece of myself every day, i give so freely, it's hard to even notice a change, oh come on, take me back, take me back to then, let me see love again, we all hurt others for nothing, i can't find a reason at all, but hate is raging, and war comes so easy to men, i'm so tired of the darkness, it's hard to kindle heat for the fire, but i know there is hope, for the hopeless,